Grandfathers Buck knives - Anything good?

00ChevyScott

00ChevyScott

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Here are some Buck knives that were in my Grandfathers collection. Was wondering if there were any that stood out as being rare or if they're just run of the mill Bucks. Plus I figured you guys would enjoy seeing some older knives :) The is also a Shrade Old Timer in there.

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Nothing rare, but a nice working collection. The oldest one there looked to be the 103 skinning knife(two line blade stamp) circa '67-'71/'72( depending on who you ask. If you plan on keeping them, you might think about sending them back to Buck for a make over(spa job) basicly its just a cleaning/buffing and a sharpening.
 
Very cool collection! Send them to Buck for a spa job as suggested and display them, your grandpa has good taste!
 
I love seeing knives like that...with good honest to goodness usage. Your grandfather used those knives as the tools they were designed to be. Warms my heart! :)
If you did send them in, we could really clean them up but the largest one, the 120 General, looks to have some handle dings/scratches that we may not be able to get out.
On the other hand.....I have a small pocket knife that used to belong to my grandfather many years ago. The blades are all worn down and the case needs to be buffed up bad. I would not touch it for the world though. My grandpappy put those scratches in the case and used those actual blades so that is how I want to keep it.
It comes down to personal preference.
Thanks for sharing the collection by the way!
 
I'd send them to Buck for a spa treatment. On my older knives Buck has worked on they come back very nice but still have that used look to them.
 
No, I wouldn't touch a single thing on them. The spa treatment will polish away decades of honest use that your grandpa put on them. That kind of charater is priceless! Just sharpen them up like your grandpa would like, and leave them be. People put too much on being shiny.

From the looks of the top knife, grandpa really liked the 102 woodsman.:thumbup:

Carl.
 
I agree, don't touch them. Those marks are character and memories. My Dad's knives are kept the same way, just as he left them!
 
I agree.

Historic personal knives should show all the historic scars.

If you're going to sell some of them.....the cost of a Buck spa treatment will add a lot to the price you can get.

Well worth the cost and the trouble.

:)
 
Thanks for all the input so far guys. My Grandfather passed away a few years ago, so these are left with my family. He went to a lot of garage sales and flea markets, where I'm sure he picked some of these up. I'm not sure if the use is from him, or if he bought them in this condition. They are sitting in a big box of lots of other knives and bayonets right now, along with about 10-20 rifles he owned.

Also thanks for the suggestion to send them off to Buck, how much would a service like that cost? They're not being put on display, so I'm not sure it'd be worth it though.
 
We charge $6.95 a knife and that gets them sharpened, buffed, and shipped back to you. If you do decide to send them in, make sure you put my name on the outside of the box and I will make sure they are well taken care of once they arrive.
 
Joe Houser said:
We charge $6.95 a knife and that gets them sharpened, buffed, and shipped back to you. If you do decide to send them in, make sure you put my name on the outside of the box and I will make sure they are well taken care of once they arrive.
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If we make the decision to refurb them, I will be sure to let you know Joe. Thank you for the excellent customer service!
 
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